Checkpoint

A 33 year old man is dead and another man is seriously injured after a boating accident in Doubtful Sound. Audio

The Labour leader, Phil Goff, has admitted not everyone in his caucus agrees with the way he handled the Darren Hughes affair. Audio

Police say the man they shot dead near Fernhill, west of Hastings had fired the gun he was carrying. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

The country faces its most austere budget in twenty years, with the Prime Minister announcing there will be no new spending next financial year. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

In the last hour the Labour Party leader, Phil Goff, has held a news conference, announcing that Darren Hughes is resigning from Parliament. Audio

Small taxi companies say the city's largest operator, Combined Taxis, is employing bully-boy tactics to take business from them, so as to gain a monopoly. Audio

Postie Plus has reduced its half year loss, with stronger sales and a reduction in distribution costs. Audio

Kaiapoi is recommending it's rebuilding plan, following the September quake, as a good model for Christchurch. Audio

The Maori Party's Te Tai Tonga MP, is set to face a tough battle to keep her seat in the fallout to the party's support of the Marine and Coastal Area Act. Audio

The Labour Party leader, Phil Goff, has announced that Darren Hughes is resigning from Parliament. Audio